AltWeeklies Wire
Crosby Tyler Chronicles the Ups & (Mostly) Downs of American Dreamersnew
Crosby Tyler has a love/hate relationship with his hometown Los Angeles, but it's mostly hate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Holly Golightly Leaves Jack White Behindnew
You may know her from her duet on "It's True That We Love One Another," or maybe from her recordings with Thee Headcoats, or its spinoff, Thee Headcoatees. Or you may not know her at all, in which case it's clearly time to get acquainted.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alan Sparhawk Journeys From Low to Retributionnew
Alan Sparhawk easily ranks among indie rock's most gifted artists. He's also one of the most intriguing.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steff Mahan's Musical Path Produces a Soulful Serenadenew
Without resorting to artifice or clichés, the Nashville singer-songwriter has a gift for writing songs that sneak up on you and, before you know it, get you all teary-eyed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Antique Scream Gets Back on the Road to Glorious Ruinnew
It's easy to pick up traces of Nirvana, Hendrix and Queens of the Stone Age in Antique Scream's music, although the guitarist says it's really Black Sabbath that everyone in the band listens to.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mayer Hawthorne Thrives on Mix of Smokey Robinson, J Dilla and ELOnew
Hawthorne, whose favorite soul artists include Isaac Hayes and Leroy Hutson, spun records long before he started making them. So how did his soul inclinations fit into the rest of his deejay set?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
VNV Nation Returns to its Roots for a Scaled-Down Club Tournew
"We really do everything we can to put on a good live show, whether it be 150 people or 25,000 people," says VNV frontman Ronan Harris.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
With Jack Clement's Help, Marley's Ghost Keeps Wolves at Baynew
When Marley's Ghost made its pilgrimage to Nashville last year to record with "Cowboy" Jack Clement, the band wasn't entirely sure what to expect.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Black Eyed Peas Laugh All the Way to the Banknew
It may be hard to imagine it now, but there was a time when the Black Eyed Peas were primarily known for the serious, socially conscious side of its music. Early albums gave the group a reputation for being socially aware.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
03-23-2010 |
Concerts
Johnny Whitney, Cody Votolato Jam Electro With Their New Band, Jaguar Lovenew
Jaguar Love, the latest electroclash/art-rock/whatever project from former Blood Brothers Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato, is one of the stranger beasts in contemporary music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Change is Coming, Says Mr. Lif — Just Not in Politicsnew
As the promise of health care reform sinks into the political morass, the hip-hop hero's cautionary stance seems well ahead of the curve.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Midlake Respectfully Makes its Way Forward Though Art-Rock's Pastnew
"I think one reason why we're so drawn to the '70s is that it's sort of the last time we had a big crossroads — where music could have gone in a lot of different directions."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Live Through This: Ten Years On, Otep Shamaya Still Rages Against the Machinenew
What really sets the singer and her band apart from their legion of metal brethren is Otep Shamaya's lyrical bent, which is light years away from good old mythology, misogyny and unrequited hate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Doomtree Emcee Gets Philosophical About Hip-Hopnew
From an artistic standpoint, it's hard not to be impressed by Dessa's debut album, which was released two weeks ago to widespread acclaim. The title gets it half right: A Badly Broken Code surely deconstructs the tropes of hip-hop and recombines them in unexpected ways, but it's more than competently done.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Anvil's Frontman Keeps on Rocking and Reelingnew
Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the film, sometimes characterized as a real-life This Is Spinal Tap, premiered at Sundance and served as the catalyst for rock's most unlikely comeback.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
